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After Scottish Shootings, a Long Road to Recovery

Dunblane Residents See Lessons of Resilience for Newtown in Memories of 1996 School Tragedy

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Paul Sonne

Updated Dec. 18, 2012 6:32 p.m. ET

DUNBLANE, Scotland—More than 16 years ago, Shirley Erskine and her daughter Judith rushed from her toy shop in this small Scottish town to the elementary school up the road after the women heard that a gunman had stormed the school, which Ms. Erskine's two grandsons attended.

After a long wait at the school, local officials told them the gunman had targeted a class of 5- and 6-year-olds playing in the gym—meaning Ms. Erskine's...